Five things we learned from LaLiga this weekend
Off colour Madrid extend lead at top
Real were also off colour on Saturday but extend their lead gap despite a performance so bad even coach Zinedine Zidane admitted it was one to "forget" as "a bit of everything went wrong." A 2-1 win over a Sporting Gijon side now 10 games without a win wa
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Barça's Anoeta hoodoo goes on
After years of feeling hard done by on their trips to San Sebastian, Barca finally had luck on their side despite their winless streak at Anoeta stretching to eight games over the past nine years. Barca boss Luis Enrique described the result as a "miracle
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Atleti back to basics and back on track
Back-to-back league defeats for the first time in four years and a first ever run of five La Liga games without a clean sheet forced Atletico boss Diego Simeone to go back to basics. The Argentine's success over the past five years has been built on rock
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Villarreal fall back to earth after unbeaten run
Since a nine-game unbeaten run came to an end at Eibar on October 30, Villarreal have lost three of their last four. Villarreal's realistic hopes of Champions League football for next season is to beat out high-flying Sevilla to fourth place, but Sunday's
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Valencia lucky not to be in even deeper trouble
Valencia were beaten again, 2=1 at Sevilla, but remain two points above the relegation zone thanks to the incompetence of those below them. Defeats for Deportivo la Coruna, Sporting Gijon, Osasuna and Granada this weekend means they have won just a combin
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